Nebula Award Best Novel Winner

Neuromancer

by William Gibson

Summary

William Gibson introduces Case, a burned out computer hacker hired for one last job by a mysterious employer with an agenda tied to artificial intelligence. Moving through a gritty future of corporate power, body modification, and a shared virtual space called cyberspace, the story defined the look and language of an entire movement. Its dense, neon soaked prose and street level vision made it the founding novel of cyberpunk.

Historical Context & Significance

Neuromancer became the first novel to win the Nebula, the Hugo, and the Philip K. Dick Award, and it popularized the term cyberspace.